CityView‘s 2025 Food, Wine & ART event, presented by Cape Fear Valley Health, was held from 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, at Cape Fear Botanical Garden, and welcomed around 325 attendees. Guests enjoyed food and wine while strolling through the gardens and experiencing the magic of theater, dance, music, and art.

Eventgoers purchased a general admission ticket—which included entrance into the event, two drink tokens, small bites from food vendors, and the opportunity to enjoy performances and meet representatives from local arts organizations—or a VIP ticket.

The VIP experience included exclusive, interactive wine tastings from The Sip Room, food tastings for VIP guests only, exclusive access to seating in The Grand Hall, special performances by Black Note Collective, as well as an annual subscription or gift subscription to CityView Magazine.

Throughout the night, there were performances by Cape Fear Ballroom Dancers, Cape Fear Regional Theatre, Sweet Tea Shakespeare, Gilbert Theater, Cumberland Choral Arts / Cross Creek Chorale, Dance Theatre of Fayetteville, and many more.

Vendor booths were spread out across the event space and included Fayetteville State University, the Umoja Group, Cool Spring Downtown District, the Fayetteville Dogwood Festival, and others.

A man wearing a blue suit checks in at a table.
André Richburg checks in at CityView’s Food, Wine & ART event. Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A Black man with long locs and wearing a black button-up dances behind a DJ booth during his set.
Darius “Major” Fryar, Five Star Entertainment DJ Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A Black man with waist-length locs and wearing a black button-up and black slacks, plays a trumpet, reading sheet music on a stand in front of him.
Zhaire Carter, Black Note Collective trumpet player Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A woman wearing all black hugs a taller woman wearing a gold skirt and both are smiling
Kaylynn Suarez and Dominique Womack
A man wearing a sports coat and glasses stands next to a woman in a red dress both smiling
Hank and Diane Parfitt Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A woman wearing a champagne color dress holding her phone stands smiling next to a woman wearing a black blazer also smiling.
Alex Miller and Kim Friedrich Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A man and woman stand next to each other smiling while resting their arms on a hightop table.
Jeffery Gary and Rachel Bethea Jeffery Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
Two women wearing glasses, smiles, and black tshirts stand behind a bar
Michelle Galan and Kaitlin Vangel Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A man wearing a grey suit is dancing with a woman wearing a black flowy skirt.
John and Vivian Sloggy Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A man wearing a button down stands to the left of three women standing next to each other smiling.
Mark Pezzella, Amber Lavin, Heather Edgar, and Tiffany Pennink Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A woman has her arm around a man and they are both smiling
Dominique Womack and Mark Pezzella Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A woman wearing a black sweater stands smiling next to a man wearing glasses and holding a glass of wine.
Iris Martínez and Oscar Fernandez Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A man wearing a grey blazer stands next to a woman wearing a yellow shirt and they are both smiling.
Brandon Price and Monika Morales Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
Four people dressed in cocktail attire stand in a row all smiling
Krystal Eason, Ashley Turrentine, Sean Mack, and Duray Frank Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A woman wearing a patterned dress stands next to a man who is holding a water bottle and wearing glasses
Audriaunna and Adrian Burgos Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A man with a microphone stands facing a woman who is also holding a microphone
Gerard Williams and Jennifer Newman Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
Two women wearing glasses stand next to each other outside under a tent smiling.
LaShana Poole and Tara Haynes Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A choir conductor, wearing a formal black suit and tie, conducts a choir wearing black attire.
Cumberland Choral Arts Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A group of people dance on a checker-board dance floor under a tent, illuminated by purple lights.
Eventgoers enjoy the dance floor Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView
A Black man wearing blue jeans, a long-sleeve white shirt under a navy T-shirt and an ear piece, plays the drums
Josiah Brown Credit: Tony Wooten / CityView